Monze FTC CA LT trial
- Description
- LT experiment on the effects of conservation agriculture systems on soil quality, water dynamics and productivity.
- Data Access Notes
- Some data is available through CYMMIT dataverse
- Data license
- No data license
- Data URL
- https://data.cimmyt.org/dataverse/root?q=&types=dataverses&sort=dateSort&order=asc&page=1
- Data policy
- https://www.cimmyt.org/content/uploads/2019/04/CIMMYT-Research-Data-and-Information-Product-Management-policy-2019-01.pdf
- Organizations
- International Maize & Wheat Improvement Centerresearch organisationZambia Ministry of Agriculturefunding agency
- Person
- Dr Christian Thierfelderprincipal investigatorCIMMYYT
Site: Monze Farmer Training Centre
- Type
- research farm
- Local code
- MFTC
- Location
- MonzeSouthern ProvinceZambia
- Geographic location
- -16.2402, 27.44145
- Elevation
- 1097 Metres
- Visits permitted?
- No
- Soil type
- lixisol
- Soil properties
Variable Depth Value (range) Units Ref year Estimated? Baseline? soil pH – 0.21 Metres 4.8 cation exchange capacity – 0.21 Metres 2.8 kilogram per mole soil organic carbon – 0.21 Metres 0.6 Percent sand content – 0.21 Metres 82 Percent silt content – 0.21 Metres 6 Percent clay content – 0.21 Metres 12 percent - Climatic type
- humid subtropical climate
- Climate properties
Variable Time period Value (range) Units air temperature 22.2 (15.7 – 28.8) degree Celsius precipitation 698 (464 – 1026) millimeter sun hours 12
Design period: (2005—)
- Design Type
- Randomized complete block design
- Description
- Plots measure 10 x 30 m.
- Number of plots
- 48
- Number of replicates
- 4
- Crops
Crop Years grown maize cotton sunn hemp - Factor
- Factor name
- Factor levels
- tillage process
- Measurement
Variable Material Units Frequency Scale Comment grain yield trait Not specified annual